Kaczmarek reported from homicide scenes on the first day of the year as well as the last, and on many on between. Here is one example of his coverage from each of the following months:

February: Veronica Jackson is overcome with grief at the scene after her brother Gregory Scott was shot and killed in front of his home in West Philadelphia. Scott was a mentor and long-time member with a local community service organization which teaches leadership, discipline, and culture while providing recreational and educational opportunities.

March: Two women look out the front window of their home and over the crime scene after a 25-year-old man was shot and killed in Fairhill. According to police, the victim was struck several times and was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.

June: One man compresses a chest wound while another uses his belt as a tourniquet and a city medic holds a head wound after a 25-year-old man was shot seven times in the Harrowgate section of Philadelphia.

July: Family and friends look on as police investigate a fatal shooting in East Germantown. A steady stream of loved ones gathered around the scene and watched closely as investigators collected evidence around the man’s body.

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